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FC Omniworld is a Dutch football club. The club was founded in the 1990s, and is an expression of the ambitions of the city council of Almere to play an active role in top sports. To that end, a sports club (Omniworld) was formed, which now comprises a volleyball branch, a basketball branch and a football branch.
[edit] Football
For a large part of the 1990s, a consortium behind Omniworld (in which the city of Almere was a participant) was active in trying to get the club admitted to the professional football league in the Netherlands. However, when the Leefbaar Almere party became the largest party in the city council in 2002, the community withdrew from the project. This caused the club to fail the criteria for admission to the professional league in 2004. Private investors were found, and the club managed to meet the first two criteria for admission (among which is a balanced budget) in late 2004 and early 2005. After FC Omniworld's stadium (the 3,000 seater Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion) and pitch were approved by the Royal Netherlands Football Association as well, the club met all criteria for admission, and joined the 19 clubs already in the Eerste Divisie. The club's first official match would have been held on August 12, 2005, against BV Veendam. However, the referee postponed the match shortly before the kick-off was due. Heavy rain had made the artificial turf pitch unplayable. The club's professional debut came a week later, in an away match against FC Eindhoven (2-0 defeat). FC Omniworld registered its first official goal a few days later, in a 2-3 home defeat against FC Den Bosch, as Juan Viedma scored the 1-2 in the 37th minute. FC Omniworld's first league point was achieved a week later, on August 29, 2005, against Go Ahead Eagles (2-2). The club's first victory came on September 16, when Fortuna Sittard was beaten 3-2.
[edit] Current squad 2006/2007
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Position |
Player |
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GK |
Marc Hogervorst |
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GK |
Beau Molenaar |
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DF |
Vincent Gouttebarge |
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DF |
Jeroen Hessing |
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DF |
Dennis Hollart |
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DF |
Marcel Huisman |
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DF |
Wilco Krimp |
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DF |
Lesmond Prinsen |
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DF |
Juan Viedma Schenkhuizen |
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MF |
Nicandro Breeveld |
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Position |
Player |
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MF |
Zenon Caravella |
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FW |
Jamal Dibi |
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MF |
Sander Duits |
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MF |
Dwight Eind |
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MF |
Remco Heerkens |
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MF |
Steffan Vlietstra |
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FW |
Nordin Amrabat |
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FW |
Shane Arana Barantes |
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FW |
Ergun Çakir |
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FW |
Richard Haklander |
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FW |
Tom Kalkhuis |
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